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* In ''{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2284 Satan assures Slick that Hell's like a tropical getaway.]]

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* In ''{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2284 Satan assures Slick that Hell's like a tropical getaway.]] [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=1465 He opted for the real thing, himself.]]
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* In ''{{Matilda}}'', Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood move to Guam after Mr. Wormwood's [[HonestJohnsDealership car dealership]] is under investigation for fraud, and their daughter is legally adopted by [[PsychologistTeacher Ms. Honey.]]
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* In ''{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2284 Satan assures Slick that Hell's like a tropical getaway.]]
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* ''{{ILLBLEED}}'''s good ending shows all the heroes (who have just won a ton of money at the titular AmusementParkOfDoom) lounging on a beach together.

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* ''{{ILLBLEED}}'''s ''VideoGame/{{Illbleed}}'''s good ending shows all the heroes (who have just won a ton of money at the titular AmusementParkOfDoom) lounging on a beach together.
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* If you lost the game [[MarioisMissing ''Mario's Time Machine'']], then [[BigBad Bowser]] will do this.

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* If you lost lose the game [[MarioisMissing ''Mario's Time Machine'']], then [[BigBad Bowser]] will do this.
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* If you lost the game [[MarioisMissing ''Mario's Time Machine'']], then [[BigBad Bowser]] will do this.
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* BurnNoticeTheFallOfSamAxe ends like this for Sam in [[ItsAlwaysSunnyInMiami sunny Miami]] (with an ice-cold beer in hand, no less), putting him in position to be Mike's go-to guy in [[BurnNotice the series]].

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* BurnNoticeTheFallOfSamAxe ''BurnNoticeTheFallOfSamAxe'' ends like this for Sam in [[ItsAlwaysSunnyInMiami sunny Miami]] (with an ice-cold beer in hand, no less), putting him in position to be Mike's go-to guy in [[BurnNotice the series]].



* Amusingly subverted with Alec Guinness' character in'The Lavender Hill Mob''.

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* Amusingly subverted with AlecGuinness' character in ''The Lavender Hill Mob''.

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* Amusingly subverted with AlecGuinness' Alec Guinness' character in ''The in'The Lavender Hill Mob''.
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* Amusingly subverted with AlecGuinness' character in ''The Lavender Hill Mob''.
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* ''Dark Passage'' ends with Bogart and Bacall reuniting in Peru.
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* The ending of Ben Elton's novel ''{{High Society}}''.



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* The ending of Ben Elton's novel ''{{High Society}}''.
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* Played with in MatthewReilly's ''Ice Station''. The fate of a minor character from the backstory is revealed when the epilogue zips to a South American beach, where [[spoiler:a scavenger finds debris in the ocean from the character's crashed plane]].
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** In another, the epilogue is [[EpilogueLetter in the form of a letter]] sent by Black Cat from the safety of such a refuge.

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** In another, the epilogue is [[EpilogueLetter in the form of a letter]] sent by [[DatingCatwoman Black Cat Cat]] from the safety of such a refuge.
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** In another, the epilogue is [[EpilogueLetter in the form of a letter]] sent by Black Cat from the safety of such a refuge.
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* BurnNoticeTheFallOfSamAxe ends like this for Sam in [[ItsAlwaysSunnyInMiami sunny Miami]] (with an ice-cold beer in hand, no less), putting him in position to be Mike's go-to guy in [[BurnNotice the series]].
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* ''TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' ends with Hannibal Lecter phoning Clarice from Bimini, where [[spoiler: he's having an old friend for dinner.]]

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* ''TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' ends with Hannibal Lecter phoning Clarice from Bimini, where [[spoiler: he's having an old friend for dinner.]]
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* ''TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' ends with Hannibal Lecter phoning Clarice from Bimini, where [[spoiler:he's having an old friend for dinner.]]

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This can serve as a WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue for a KarmaHoudini villain, in which case a triumphant EvilLaugh is rather likely.

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This can serve as a WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue for a KarmaHoudini villain, in which case a triumphant EvilLaugh is rather likely. \n It's also commonly {{Invoked|Trope}}, or {{Discussed|Trope}} by characters who never ultimately manage to fulfil it (having obviously never heard of {{Retirony}}, OneLastJob or the UnspokenPlanGuarantee).



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* In ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'', Harry Maybourne spends some time like this after being convicted of treason, though he eventually ends up opting for an off-planet exile instead.
* In the ''{{Sherlock}}'' episode "The Great Game", one of the crimes that Moriarty arranges and [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder subsequently has Sherlock expose]] is a character's plan to do this.


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* JimmyBuffett's song "Banana Republic" is about precisely this sort of person -- "expatriated Americans, hoping to find some fun."
** Jimmy Buffett in general likes to present himself as such - the fact that he's extremely wealthy means it is some degree of TruthInTelevision for him.
* Subverted in the Zac Brown Band song "Toes", where everything is great for the tourist... until he runs out of money.

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* The "Quest for Fruit" adventure in ''{{GURPS}} {{Discworld}} Also'' states that, in accordance with the TheoryOfNarrativeCausality, the Hwondaland trading post ''must'' contain at least one white-suited Ankh-Morporkian expat, who can never return for some unspecified reason.


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* An episode of ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' titled "The Worry Men" features the Mad Hatter admitting that he's been thinking of retiring from crime, purchasing an island out in the middle of nowhere, and opening up a sun-bonnet shop.

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The final shot of a story is a character relaxing on a sun lounger with a fruity UmbrellaDrink, looking [[HappyEnding pleased with himself]] on a sun lounger. Most likely wearing a colourful [[HawaiianShirtedTourist Hawaiian shirt]] amid a sea of HulaAndLuaus. Neither of which is to say this is [[HollywoodGeography actually supposed to be Hawaii]] (which would be a ''really stupid'' place for an American to [[RunForTheBorder flee to...]]) - it's more likely to be somewhere in the [[WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon Caribbean]] or South America).

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The final shot of a story is a character relaxing on a sun lounger with a fruity UmbrellaDrink, looking [[HappyEnding pleased with himself]] on a sun lounger. Most likely wearing a colourful [[HawaiianShirtedTourist Hawaiian shirt]] amid a sea of HulaAndLuaus. Neither of which is to say this is [[HollywoodGeography actually supposed to be Hawaii]] (which would be a ''really stupid'' place for an American to [[RunForTheBorder flee to...]]) - it's more likely to be somewhere in the [[WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon Caribbean]] or South America).
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* In one ''SpiderMan'' story, Mysterio's ultimate goal when he takes over the Maggia is to grab as much money as he can, and "buy an island in the tropics where I can sit under palm trees and drink things out of coconuts".



* Milton in ''OfficeSpace'' — subverted because he's still getting ignored, and [[HereWeGoAgain starts plotting arson all over again]].

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* Milton in ''OfficeSpace'' — subverted because he's still getting ignored, and [[HereWeGoAgain starts plotting arson his revenge all over again]].



* The final scene of ''BodyHeat''.


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* At the end of ''Film/TheChase'' (1994), we see that [[spoiler: fugitive lovers Jack Hammond and Natalie Voss have fallen into this lifestyle after fleeing to Mexico]].
* In ''TheShawshankRedemption'', [[spoiler:Andy Dufresne]] does this after breaking out of prison.
* ''{{xXx}}'' ends by [[spoiler:Vin Diesel finally travelling to Bora Bora]].
* In ''ThingsToDoInDenverWhenYoureDead'', the criminal group that main characters run in will often say, "Boat drinks," to remind each other of their ultimate dream: retiring to some tropical paradise to sip cocktails on a yacht. In the end, we see all of the main characters doing exactly that, except [[spoiler:they're all dead]].
* Referenced in ''OutOfSight''. Karen (Jennifer Lopez) mockingly asks bank robber Jack (George Clooney) if he imagines he'll retire to some tropical paradise. He counters that he always preferred mountains.
* Kathleen Turner's character in ''Body Heat'' ends this way, [[spoiler: whatever her name may be.]]
* ''TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' ends with Hannibal Lecter phoning Clarice from Bimini, where [[spoiler: he's having an old friend for dinner.]]

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The final shot of a story is a character relaxing on a sun lounger with a fruity UmbrellaDrink, looking [[HappyEnding pleased with himself]] amid a sea of HulaAndLuaus. Most likely wearing a colourful [[HawaiianShirtedTourist Hawaiian shirt]].

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The final shot of a story is a character relaxing on a sun lounger with a fruity UmbrellaDrink, looking [[HappyEnding pleased with himself]] amid on a sea of HulaAndLuaus. sun lounger. Most likely wearing a colourful [[HawaiianShirtedTourist Hawaiian shirt]].
shirt]] amid a sea of HulaAndLuaus. Neither of which is to say this is [[HollywoodGeography actually supposed to be Hawaii]] (which would be a ''really stupid'' place for an American to [[RunForTheBorder flee to...]]) - it's more likely to be somewhere in the [[WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon Caribbean]] or South America).

As far as music goes, either [[StandardSnippet "Aloha Oe"]] or something generically calypso will be playing in the background.
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* The {{Batman}} storyline ''Heart of Hush'' ends on this note. Catwoman is relaxing at a resort [[spoiler: while recovering from getting her heart ripped out]], recording a message for Hush explaining how she got her revenge.
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* ''{{Rock Band}}'' 3 plays this straight after you complete the tour modus. Your band presumably dies in a plane crash while they really just faked their deaths to escape stardom and enjoy their wealth in some tropical paradise.
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*More of a Tropical Prologue, unless you count it for the previous game, but the PC title 7.62: High Calibre begins with your mercenary crew lounging on a beach before getting the call to action.

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The final shot of a story is a character relaxing on a sun lounger with a fruity UmbrellaDrink, looking [[HappyEnding pleased with himself]] amid a sea of HulaAndLuaus.

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The final shot of a story is a character relaxing on a sun lounger with a fruity UmbrellaDrink, looking [[HappyEnding pleased with himself]] amid a sea of HulaAndLuaus.
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-->''You'll find your happiness in Rio''\\
''The beaches there are strewn with pearls''\\
''The Latin breezes always blow there''\\
''[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar And so, we hear, do the girls!]]''
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* Suggested by Dr Neo Cortex at the bad ending of ''CrashBandicoot Warped'' as an idea or what to do now that he's been beaten yet again, shortly before [[TheManBehindTheMan his boss, UkaUka]] reminds him they could still triumph by getting all the gems.
** Is actually the bad ending for Crash 2, Crash and Coco sit on a beach with one of the [[{{Mook}} crabs]] from the first game, and discuss what happened to the [[KillSat Cortex Vortex]].
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* If the player amasses a tidy sum as an independent commander in ''MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries,'' they will get this as an ending after the Battle of Tukayyid cutscene.
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This can serve as a WhereAreTheyNow epilogue for a KarmaHoudini villain, in which case a triumphant EvilLaugh is rather likely.

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